As Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin weaves a circuitous path through the courts, its final ruling will carry significant implications for both copyright law and the music industry. Nevertheless, the confusion and disagreement among courts in previous decisions on the Led Zeppelin case exemplify recurring problems in music copyright law that should be resolved: namely, jurors are often given imprecise instructions on interpreting music and it is unclear what constitutes as an infringement of a song. 

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